Children who are sit and watching TV more the 2 hours are risk twice developing an Asthma. Asthma is effect most 300 million people around the world . Do not upset, most of them are children who taking much time by watching TV.

Andrea Sherriff of the University of Glasgow and colleagues studies, found that 6 percent of children at around age 12 who had no symptoms of the disease growing up had asthma. But children who watched television for more than two hours daily were almost twice as likely to have been diagnosed with the condition as those who watched less.

For all parent, please do not encourage your kids sitting more that 2 hours in front  of TV. Prevent them taking so much time by watching TV. Maybe guide them making others healthy thing rather than watching TV.

Read more on :  Independent.co.uk

Flu is a common disease for people. Flu appears most frequently in winter and early spring. The flu virus attacks the body by spreading through the upper and/or lower respiratory tract. Flu prevention is an important thing to consider when you’re trying to stay healthy especially during flu season. Check below the ways to prevent flu.

1) Eating/Drinking-  Think before you eat. The flu germs are spread by hand-to-mouth transmission. So when someone with the flu sneezes, the germs land on the doorknob, where they can live for a few hours.It also can separete by a glass. Be careful on that.

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Parkinson’s disease belongs to a group of conditions called motor system disorders. Parkinson’s and related disorders are the result of the loss of dopamine-producing brain cells. In the normal brain, some nerve cells produce the chemical dopamine, which transmits signals within the brain to produce smooth movement of muscles.

In Parkinson’s patients, 80 percent or more of these dopamine-producing cells are damaged, dead, or otherwise degenerated. This causes the nerve cells to fire wildly, leaving patients unable to control their movements.

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Kawasaki Disease is very dangerous. It will occur for a childhood. Mostly 80% cases detected with children under 5 age. Cases are very rare in anyone over the age of 10. Kawasaki disease also infected to Jett Travolta the son of John Travolta.

Jett Travolta, the 16-year-old son of actors John Travolta and Kelly Preston, died on Jan. 2. The teen, known to have suffered frequent seizures, struck his head against the bathtub in the hotel where his family was staying, according to media reports.

So what is Kawasaki Disease?

Nobody knows what causes Kawasaki disease, but it can be deadly. It’s not common in the U.S, although incidence is increasing in Japan. Science has yet to discover the cause, although most researchers think it’s an infectious agent, probably a virus.

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Asthma is an inflammatory disorder of the airways, which causes attacks of wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and coughing. Asthma is a chronic inflammation of the bronchial tubes (airways) that causes swelling and narrowing (constriction) of the airways. The result is difficulty breathing. The bronchial narrowing is usually either totally or at least partially reversible with treatments.

Asthma affects people differently. Each individual is unique in their degree of reactivity to environmental triggers. This naturally influences the type and dose of medication prescribed, which may vary from one individual to another.

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Stroke is a condition whereby blood vessel to the brain is blocked or ruptured. The brain tissue gets damaged because of lack of oxygen. When that part of brain tissue dies the function of that brain tissue will be lost. Among the main symptoms are fainting, unconsciousness and/or weakness of limbs.

Stroke is a devastating illness causing severe disability in adult. Hospital records show a progressive increase in stroke and death due to stroke at government hospitals. In Kuala Lumpur Hospital, 1000 stroke cases are seen per year with 30% – 35%, deaths due to stroke.

What causes stroke?

• Blood is brought to the brain by blood vessels called arteries.
• Thrombotic/ischaemic stroke occurs when an artery to the brain is blocked.
• Haemorrhagic stroke occurs when an artery to the brain bursts.

Risks factors for getting stroke that cannot be controlled are :

• Age – the older you are, especially above 65, you are at higher risk to get stroke
• Gender- Men are at slightly higher risk to get stroke than women.
• Family history – A higher risk exists if you or your family has had a stroke or minor stroke (transient ischemic attack).

The factors that increase your risk of getting stroke are :

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Chikungunya fever is a viral disease transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected mosquito. Chikungunya is virus (CHIKV) an insect-borne virus, of the genus, Alphavirus, that is transmitted to humans by virus-carrying Aedes mosquitoes.There have been recent outbreaks of CHIKV associated with severe morbidity. CHIKV causes an illness with symptoms similar to dengue fever. CHIKV manifests itself with an acute febrile phase of the illness lasts only two to five days. Followed by a prolonged arthralgic disease that affects the joints of the extremities. The pain associated with CHIKV infection of the joints persists for weeks or months.

Signs and Symptoms

The incubation period of chikungunya fever is usually 3-7 days. The symptoms are very similar to that of dengue, but unlike dengue, hemorrhagic or shock syndrome does not take place with chikungunya fever.  The infected person may experience the following symptoms:

• fever
• chills
• headache
• fatigue
• nausea
• vomiting
• muscle pain
• rash
• joint pain

Treatment

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